Carving Pumpkin!

Halloween is just around the corner!

I had a friend of mine come visit from Japan for five days. Since she's has never carved a pumpkin before, we decided to try something of an American traditional. We drew the draft on the pumpkin perfectly (*^^)v

Papa showed us how we start it with the small pumpkin...

It doesn't look so hard. We'll see how it goes for the big pumpkin, but before that...Pretz, come here! I wanted to compare how big this pumpkin is...

Wow...almost the same size as Pretz...It's going to be a long night(^_^;)

Come everyone! Hi Cheeeeeszu!

Hahaha so cute!

Ok, back to reality. Let's do this!

Now this is the only easy part...scoop all the seeds and fiber out.

Then, the most fun and tedious time began!

Kids were coming up to us to cheer us on..or maybe they came for the tasty smell of the pumpkin. They probably thought they could get some pieces of pumpkin...(・_・;) You wish kids!(*^。^*)

It's taking much longer than we thought it would...

After a lot of time and effort...

We did it! These are going to be awesome when we light them up! We are ready for Halloween now!

Ready for the festivities???

Tada~~~~♫♪

I think we did excellent job!

Even though carving pumpkin is a lot of work, when I see them perfectly lit up, it motivates me for the next year. My friend was very excited to see the finished product. She did a great job! Now she can demonstrate to her friends in Japan how to carve a Halloween Pumpkin!  (^^ゞ

We had a great time･:*:･(*´∀｀*)･:*:･

Here is some more grooming that I've done this past week!

Rocky, the Yorkie and Poodle mix!

He reminds me of my DC client Malone. He is very small and nimble as well. No more mats...nice and fresh!

David Bowie, the Maltese and Poodle mix! Yes he is a rock star!!

If he sees you outside with another dog, he will sing like a rock star. Watch for it! (^^♪

Clarence, the Shih Tzu! He is Pocky, Pretz, and Jasper's cousin! They were happy to see each other(*^_^*) It's been a while. He is a very independent and fearless boy. He is not a big fan of grooming but he has no choice...

See much better '`,､('∀`) '`,､ His mama had to work so he was hanging out at our place until his mom got here. Look where he was...

He jumped on the window sill like a cat and was watching outside. Funny little guy (^^) I don't think our dogs even thought about doing that. I'll see you on Thanksgiving Clarence!